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Historical Event on 2/27/1956

G. V. Mavlankar, first speaker of Lok Sabha, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/24/1901John Thottam (Sir Marry Benigna C.D.) Marry, great poetess and teacher, was born in Elangi village at Kerala.
12/22/1998Janata Dal's S. Jaipal Reddy selected for the ''best parliamentarian award'' for 1998.
11/2/1841Akbar Khan revolts against Shah Shuja in Afghanistan.
4/22/1812Dalhousie, governor general of India, was born.
7/28/1924Many deaths were reported and several villages were destroyed due to floods in the south.
3/19/1990Madhu Dandavate,Union Finance Minister, submits Rs. 7,206 crore deficit budget with a mixed bag of new levies and concessions.
1/21/1997Railways emerges overall champion in national road cycling championship in Calcutta.
11/19/2000Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, agriculture scientist, gets the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 1999.
3/14/1997Border Security Force discovers a 34-metre long tunnel in the Ajnala Sub-sector of the Punjab border with Pakistan.
11/14/1955Employees' State Insurance Corporation was inaugurated by the President.